Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.5° C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNE 5	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	64	71	22	54	52	35	34	29	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	10	6	20	22	23	23	22	21	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					6:08PM2.09m				6:23AM2.00m				7:05PM2.18m				7:21AM2.05m				8:00PM2.25m
Low Tide		11:45AM0.11m					00:23AM0.29m				12:43PM0.04m				1:22AM0.21m				1:39PM-0.01m				2:18AM0.15m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	11	13	13	15	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	64	71	22	54	52	35	34	29	18	18	18	34	25	17	12	7	4	6	22	23	23	22	21	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	NE 4	ESE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 4	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	6	5	20	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	17	17	17	18	7	3	20	10	11	11	1	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	—	NE 10	NE 4	NNE 10	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	10	10	6	10	—	17	1	10	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	N 5	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	5	3	10	11	9	15	17	24	34	49	43	90	—	—	—	—	—	12	3	6	4	4	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Pataua Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	5	5	5
Distance (km)	9	82	152	14	14	82	82	82	82	53	67	9	7	119	7	111	111	171	90	9	22	134	82	82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Scott Point	Pareparea Bay	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	3		1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	4	5	1	1	6	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	4	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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